the southeast is hot and humid. what doest his mean to most americans? higher cooling costs. what doest this mean to homesteaders?
(bad news first)
1. ITS FUCKING HOT AND HUMID. (no ac)
2. things rot. use it or lose it.
3. bugs.
4. too much thermal mass in your building equals mold in your building. ventilate, ventilate, ventilate.
5. swamp coolers wont work.
(good news)
6. it'll probably never be a desert. 40 in./yr. is a drought around here.
7. fewer killing frosts. usually. this past easter not withstanding.
8. pretty reliable weather for growing some things. but you can never be quite sure what.
so on the one hand, my little tent house is in near full sun, and it's sweltering.
on the other hand, everything in the shade turns green, and then into slime.
so.
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